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Chapter IV
He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed. Old Sam had dismissed him with a grunt of dissatisfaction. Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone. He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none. That shabby wayfarer--his worst enemy, had found him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old Sam had dismissed him with a grunt of dissatisfaction.
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From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
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From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
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From this reading Old Sam had dismissed him with a grunt of dissatisfaction.
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From this reading Old Sam had dismissed him with a grunt of dissatisfaction.
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From this reading That shabby wayfarer--his worst enemy, had found him.
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From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
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From this reading Old Sam had dismissed him with a grunt of dissatisfaction.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Sam had dismissed him with a grunt of dissatisfaction.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
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From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
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From this reading Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
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From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.
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From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.
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From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
not one, and not any
From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Sam had dismissed him with a grunt of dissatisfaction.
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From this reading Old Sam had dismissed him with a grunt of dissatisfaction.
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From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
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From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Sam had dismissed him with a grunt of dissatisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That shabby wayfarer--his worst enemy, had found him.
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From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
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From this reading Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
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From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.
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From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He might be lurking in the vicinity, but Levi had an hour ago entered and informed his master that the patient vigil had been relaxed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
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From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
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From this reading That shabby wayfarer--his worst enemy, had found him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been trying to see some way out of the _cul-de-sac_ in which he found himself, but there was none.
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From this reading Those last hours of his life he wished to spend alone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Sam had dismissed him with a grunt of dissatisfaction.
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From this reading That shabby wayfarer--his worst enemy, had found him.
